Tube forming and reeling machine



L'l l).e :.30,` 11930,l ll... A; BECKER ETAL A TUBE Pomme AND R'EELING'MAGHINE v Filed March 22, v1930 4 sheets-,sheet 1 De? 30, 1930? Af BECKER ET Al. 1,787,232-l `y y TUBEJORMING AND REELING MACHINE y y' Filed March 22, 1930 4 sheets-sheet 2 ATTRNEYS.

Dec. 3051930.y L. A. BEcKER ET AL 1,787,232

TUBE FORMING` AND REELING MACHINE Filed March 22, 1930 4 Sheets-Sheet 5,

INVENTORS ATZTORNEYS Dec. 30, 1930;' A. BECKER ET AL 1,787,232

TUBE FORMING AND` REELING MACHINE Filed March 22, 1930 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 ATTORNEYS y"jstrifisind to prevent overrunningl of thefre'el 5.

an eccentric 19-fxed`to 'e shaft20; Theshaft f l fis adapted to be turned to adjust the eccentric f nd lthus Athe height vroff.. one end off-theV Vpot which,spivoting onithehcenter 1.8, adjnsts the vgalp'between'a'xoctor baron the p'ot mndfthev rolfand're'gulatessthe lemowuntr of .gluewwhich l bassesionmherllr f f'lhe gim istapplieditoftlielweb the e `pot 17 f thronghtheagency Vof a1 gum whee128 'l Izo f l'a' bel provided toengagekk fvgith'the vlbrevcl.et 24 to holtlirltheigurn inoperative position;

.` tplpgjssesbelow and aroind a'former'mndrel [the Shaping of' th* fbefl; 'The rlg're's'sive shaping .Othe .mandrel te form t "s plcated about th afweer 40,1 The ngsrs 47. meylib tiir e vare adjustable' inr relation tov la' fixed z "eenter block f 49 ,by ladjusting j screws -5O Yand gt the sidesof the; web A.

fin'geme which as shown illiFiguf" 'Slis .e e webjA passes/from the reel5under a L- tension roller 12 which is yieldably positioned in armsl by springs 13n andaround` lower 5 and upper guide Vrolls 14and 15. f v As ythe web passes over the guid ro11w15- ltheffcevnt'ral''member'andfthese parts arev 'so shepel andI proportioned: as toV kconorm'fto` e ftrlfplane of the former" ere adptetofcel loperate with vthev central`r member 41jo`ff'the ffsmlenhnd withfhsbvrhnig edges' Of ,the

1 y Y. upper andlowerpletes to forr'ngfoldsorfpleets e .i60 e,

is -aelnptefi toengage thegummeli kkedge of ftheweb as illustrated'in Flgure 3 to fold. i't

tightly ragainst' the prewicmsly"foldedv nngummed edge of thevweb'A.: g

The brackets 48 lso adjnstably kcarry arms 58fv`vhieh rotatably snpport'flanged'rollers-) at; tliegiri'ends'. As seen 1n;Ei"gni'e4 thefreely rotating rollers -59 bear" ginstth'former and`fcrease the web about theed'gey of the iiiFIQll theforml th bidi fils in the forxn of e tubeA T with bellows-like sides, passes'"tofidrawing:-and pressing'` rollers 65. Eachwof the drawing rollers inthe form oni bet'vveen; the

:ineens which* inclndes "f1t"`disk 599i fixedl to the disk andis reinovbly'ejdt the'- shaft 102 byfa pljnrelityoflocknggngers104 piY- chuckon the shaft. ypessingonfthe Vfin@ the tube T; is reeled"r ris mmes disk 99 andthe chuck 101 and preferably in# c ludes aila'tdisk 110* adapted tolie against the disk 99' andan ,axial tube 'which r'nayin-` clude the "members 110 andllO. The mem'-y bers110,-j 110D-'and :110'-` varel glued together at 111 forfconveniencein handling. y j The'fdislA` andchuck arerecessed,"as shown in1Figure'9 to llow the orm11Qto properly seat/theref,

the 'shaft ofthe rolls'65 to drive continually theclutch member4 117. They gear 118 4also* serves to drive gears 119 and 12Q-ontheshafts ofthe'rolls 100. Aspring 1255v whose com-r pression forceiscontrolled by'a pair'of adjustable lJlock nuts 126 carried 'on va rthreaded portion 11?)a 'ofthe shaft 115,*serves lto force thetwo clutch; members Lagainst"orp'osite j sides of a friction ffdisc 126y carried" between the'clutch faces; Ajthrustcollar 127 and a thrust Washer`128 areprovided'- on the shaft 11` 5to prevent ,longitudinal movement of the clutch member 117 onfthe'vslflaftlllfz` `At theend pf thesha'ft' 1'5 is secured 'a vSprocket wheel 130,' which ycooperates with a V rvsprocket wheel 131'onthefshaft'102 throu h "lie 4the"agency ofgalchain ,132.",1' fAn idler sproc ,te takenxupthe slack inthe tain-.L1

etzisacarried on ai 'belt leverage ijs provided ,35

' bracket 1451011' 'the =table;I The other varm of ,the believer -14e 'iepivotany eonne'cfed 'bye l'inklllfl to thea-rm 141 sothatfthe rollers 140v vL,will@"lr'lofve toward "and from' O peratiife position together. "Atj the other Akefilof*the'shaft ,144 is' fixed anarinelr'f'isioehat esprit 148 secured between the arm'147and': afiiie Y 'in v'1491 will 'tend toY yiel'dabl'y' hold the' ,guide ,rollers 140 ,inoperatingpositiori." "An adjusta'ble-'screw 150 in th'e'arm 147 servesto limitftheinward movement of'th'e rollersi'` A handit 155; fixed Athe yeed-"Qfthe, shaft 143.

yisprovid'ed tomove therollers 140 yto an "inl operative position while a latch 156 cooper-y l,ating with a notchflfin the Vhub of they i #handle I`15'5`serves Vto releasably yholdv the rolllisli-ftedolthepillow vblocks lfandgaroll i of materialis v`p l`acr`es l' thereon aftery which` c the lrollyfand axle are'returned toy the machine 'and thel tensioning brake 10 ap lied.VV *The gurnwheel' 28 is tipped backto lt einoperafers 140'1inkthe' inoperative-position;' y

" 'In the operation lofthe device, the, aXle 3 A tightly againstythesurface ofy-the disk 99 during the: t reel in'g'loperation;v ay pai'of gui'defrollersjli '-cfaried on arm" 1211 and" bel Y y bepoyidedi' The arm 141 .islixedon a shaftv 143 journaled on the tablejl while thev bell 7 lever" 142 may tvebpositionf and4 the web A of the roll is passed` under the tension." roller 12; and

around thcjupper land: lower guide rolls 14 and 15. y Th'webisthen worked aroundthe formr40 and vthevarious fingers ,thereof to the@ drawing vand pressing rolls 65. Now;

by turning-"the handwheel 77 fixed to the f shaftr the web "can `be drawnslowly? throughy thefmachine. It is'obvious that theA variousfingersand wheels ofthe former' 40 can-be 'movedl back fto some'extent .to assist in"threadingf theweb therethrough.` Then as the hand wheel 77 is turned to draw the web slowly through fthe vmachine the various fingersandwheels of the 4former can be ad- ]'usted' tothe proper working position and theigumjwheel can'be brought to the operativ'eposition; e i, f f I k-fThefviveb A drawn yfrom the roll 5 receives ak thin strip' of fgum B from the igum wheel 28 fafte'r which it is formed'- intov ar plicated tube T bytheformer.y The tubethen passesl tothe rollsv 65 and 100 which serve tofpress the glued-portions of the tube firmly to-v getherand (tofcrease'thetube into a flat shape,fas--`Well asdrawing Athe web A contin- "ually through the former; gThelfchuck 101 has been previously removedfromfthe shaft 1,02 and with the guide rollers 140 in theinoperative position,4 a forrnj 11`0-zhasbeen placed Von` the shaft, afterfwhich/ the chuck 101`has been 'replacedvand'the guide rollers moved to the operative position..l The end of thetube Ti' is.wrapped..y about theform 110 anda few'fturns offthehand wheel 77 serves tofstartthe proper reelingzof Ythe tube on the yf( 1"m;f-1"fty f, Themachine cannow belconstantlydriven A'byganysuitableImeans through the agency of the pulley76{atta`chedlto,themain Vdrivev .shaft .i will 'bei evident f vl-'study lof Vthe gearing@ of the machine ythat-the :angular 'sitates the slippage of theclutch-116-'117 even'when the tube Tis only-beingstartedto. be woundon the'form 110.Y .In this manner the tube T as it is wound yon the form is constantly-under tension, whichinsures Va tight ifl'at reel. Aftervone forml 110fis1completely 4filled thee-chuck 101y is removedfrom rthe vshaft 102.'v4 second disk llodofcardboard ror fthelike, is Tplaced againstv the` side of; the vreel and alplurality of gummed stickers 160 or like:V fastening means are 'applied'f'bout .theperiph'ery of' the. reel yas illustrated in Figures v10 `and 11. In casefthe stickers 160 are applied when the reely is still against vthe disk; 99, aplurality offradial slots9924 are provided at the periphery of the 'disk to allow they stickers to be applied. Stickers 'may 'also' be applied at the inner periphery of the uml vspeedfof the" reeling `means is substantially f ,the ysamejas theangular speed-:ofthe draw- 'ing `rolls 165 and-100'.HHowevergthe larger c'ircuinference of the disk andchuck necesimperative por,

back foverone offthe fasteners and applying a second;v fastener as 1 shown'. at the top 15j bemounted On'theTShatl10Q-between the disk and the `rchuckandthe operation repeated, 1 -5 :Asf-inany".changes icould Vbe `ma 1'e ,1 n..the

construction, it 'is intended that all-matter-vv containedv in; the.n above description or;y s lioyvn in lthe accompanying drawings shall, be ini-Yy terpreted `asillustrative; only fand? not in a limiting-sensei? Accordingly, fyarious 'modi'- fications andfal'iplications-l ofl the invention,

' particularlyfas yto the,y eXactweb ,material vtubed and tothe size-ory creasing ofvthe 4tube go. f0rmed,.can be rresorted to vWithout departing fromithef spirit of the. inventiorlj o1-fthe sco e of-the appendediclaims.-v v ,A A

'lg-'hatiselaimedisz s 1, 1 Incombination', means'to support a roll of `web I'nateri'al,l means toV continuously draw l said Aweb? jmateriali` from. saidffroll, means :to

apply astrip of ygumif-along `an edgegofqsaid.

drawnweb,means tocontinuously foldy said ,7' y drawn web into .'a-:tube anilvtosimultaneously, gfold the sidesofvthe tube inwardly to -orm'a' plicated tube, saidjweb drawing means-also' serving-,to Y pressi said; ypl-ic'ated tube in a Afiat form, land .reeling fme'ans fdrivenby-said web *draw-ing meansfoncontinuously,reeling-1sald v flattened .tubeunder tension.

-2. In cbmbinatlon", means to support a roll o web-material, means to continuously draw vsaid .web lmaterial fromY said, roll, means to apply a stripo'f. gum along v,an edge of' said drawn vWeb,mean'sto continuously `fold saidv drawnfdebfinto; ai tube and to simultaneously old the sides of the tubeinwaifdly to form a plicatedtube,'means to press; -fsaid .plicated tube' in" ajflat form,l and reeling means driven by said web drawing means for: c n1tinuouslyA yreeling :said flattened tube under-tension.;l

' i f3.fIn'combination, means to support a roll l "l so tube in! a "flat:imam,"andu reelingmeans rfor lcontinuously reeling 'said flattenedtube under tensionig.. v

lof web material','meansto continuouslydra'w fsaid' webl materialfffrom 'said roll," means to applya strip'of gum along an edge` of-.rsaid drawn web,lmeanstocontinuously fold'said `drawn web into a'tube andlto simultaneously fold thesidesof the 'tube inwardly toformv a plicated tubefmeans to press said :plicated 4.\'Inf'c'omb1riation, means to support aroll f ,vof v'web amat.erial'fmeans to continuously draw mamas( said .web materialffrom said roll( Vmeans lto apply fafstrip` of gumv along' an e ge vofsaid drawniweb, meanszto continuusly'jOldSaid @ESS Sad" drawn`web 'into "a tube, means to'- tube in a flat form, and reeling ans driven by` said Web` drawing yI 'ne" a n"s` forinontinuously reeling said flattened tube' rollofrweb material,ineans to draw said'web afiattenediform, Imeans for reeling said tube,

means yfor Ldriving said reeling' means'iatv a greater speed Without load' thanfsaid web drawing means, and'clut'ch means' in said reel drivingmeans to synchronize the speeds so' under that the tube as 'it is "being reeled'j tension; .n .g Y y rvG.' In; a -tube forming and reeling machine',

vStroll O'f Webimateiil, mansto sppotsaid roll of web material, means tofeontiriiii'usly draw'said .web material ffroinfsaid rll', means to form rsaid .web info a vplicated tube', means top resssaid tube into ,aiiattened form, means y 'n'.de'r tension'fw A5,.i lIna tnbeforining andreeling machine, a roll of web material, means to support 'saidorreelingisaid tube, means for' continuously vdriuingsaid reeling means atlagreatergspeed iv'ithout'ladthan saidwebdrawing means,

andclufaimeanginsaidfeei'driving meansm synchronize the speedsfsofthat lthe tube as it is being reeled is under tension.'

7. Ina'tubeformingand yreeling 1nachille",` A

a roll of yweb material, means to' support said* roll of webfmateriahy'means tofdi'au7 said web Amaterial `from'said roll, y:means to form said Web intovatubegneansfto press saidftu'bejinto ,Stuhl Shaft' ournaled .adj ace'nt said l tube v forming means,y a `flat disc *fixedl OnQsaid shaft,- a locking corie removably fixed tofsaid shaft,

a reeling form; removably lheldby fthe riore,

ind means todrive said shaftr ironlsaidy .web dravv1ngmeans.'l u v f `9. lIn: a tube. formin'f'g,'alndlreelingvmaehinp;

the combinationofmeans tosupport afroll of Qweb material, f means to kdraw said vweb material from said roll, means to form said web. into a-'tight yflattened tube,` meanse'r reeling said tube, said last-,named means cemprising a stub shaftjournaled adjacent' said tubeforming means, a flat disc ixe'don said shaft.

y aloeking core removably fixedto said'shaft, reeling formremovably held between `said mandrels,'f means to driylefsai'cl shaft from e saidwebdrawing 1ne`ans," and elutehins iso rlo

the shaft drivingvmeans whereby the speeds of the drawing means and thereeling means are synchronized and a tension is maintained in the reeled' tube." y.

10. Ina tube forming and reeling machine',

- the combination of means lto support a roll of web' material, means todraw said web material from said roll,meansto iormv said web into a tube. means for reeling said tube, said last-named means comprisingwa stub shaft journaled adjacent said tubeforming means, a `flat disc fixed onl said shaft,a lock? y f ing core removably `fixed to said shaft, a reelbythe core, and

ing form. removably held z means to drive saidshaft.v

' 11. In a tube forming and reeling machine,4

the combination of means to supporta roll kof web material, means todrawsaid web ma? terial from said roll, means' to form said Web 1nto,a'vtube,1neans' for reeling sald tube,sa1d last-named lmeans comprising a stub shaft v journaled adjacent said tube forming means,

I y, removably ixedto said shaft, a reeling form.) y

aflat disc vfixed on, said shaft, a locking core removably. heldbetwe'en said mandrels, means 'to drive saidshafhand ajplurality of auxiliary guide rollersto assist in properly holdking thereeling form between themandrels.

12. In a tube forming and reeling machine,y the combinationof means tol support a rollof 'web material, meansto draw said -web mate'-k Y rial from said roll, means to form said .webjV into a tube, means ,for reelingsaid tube,-said last-namedmeans comp-rising a stub shaft journaled adjacentsaid tube forming means,

a iiat disc iixed'y on lsadShat,l a locking core` p removably fixed co-said shaft, a reeling form Y y 4 removably held between said mandrel's, means to drive said shaft, a plurality of'auxiliary guide rollers V4to assist ,properly holding," the reeling formbetweenthe mandrels, and

guidejrollers in any inoperative positiong'i f l' means toy hold said 13. yIn combination,V means for continuously formingy aftubej from' web material, 'i means for reelingsaid tubeincluding aiiat disk, a reeling form,

means forv removably hol ing the reeling form on the disk, means ten' ing to rotate, said disk at a greater speed than the speed Vof delivery of the tube, and clutch means in said drive lwhereby a 'fing reeled. v

' 14; In combination, imeanis" for continuously forming a fiatplicated tubefrom web cluding a iiatv disk, a reeling form, means for fi-iat circular disc axially fixed to a tube,

cular disc against the fiat mandrel, means tending to rotate said disk at a greater speed than the speed of delivery of thy'tube, and clutch means in said drive whereby a tension reeled. f l

1 6. In a machine for forming a web of rmaterial in flat form into a reel f tubular stock, means for folding said web longitudiv nally and sealing the edges,\a reel-toreceive the same, said reel having meansk for su porting and holding a core upon which t ey tubularstock is wound, and a removable disk located against the face of the reel. e

In a. machine for' forming al web of material infiiat form into a reel fof tubular stock,- means'for folding' the web longtiudinally and sealing the edges, meansy for delivering the web lntubular form, a reel for receiving the same comprising a disk having a hub toA receive aremovable. core, and a surface to support a removable disk at one side of the reel of stock,

y LOGAN A. BECKER.y

JOHN M`MUNSVON.,

'tension is maintained onthe tube as it is f f removably holding the reeling form on the v ,Y

disk,`means vtending t rotate said disk lat a greater speed than the speed ofdelivery of` thel tube, and clutchy means in saiddrive whereby a tension is maintained on the tube' as it is being reeled.l

- 15. In combination, means for continuouslyrforming a lat'plicated tube Y, from web i 1s maintained on the tube as it is being iv-ies i' yIl() 

